On Friday 08 January 2010 10:00:36 Phil M Perry wrote: > Is there a standard format for slides that we can agree upon?
It's up to the individual presenters as to how they want to format their presentation, and frankly nothing else makes much sense. What you're advocating here is "design by committee", which has its own sets of problems it generates and it's a big barrier to potential presenters. Instead I'd advocate "lead by example" -- try making a presentation the way you'd like to see, and ask for comments for what could possibly be improved. Now that said if you want pointers _for your own presentation_, one of my personal inspirations for my presentation on the Linux 2.6 kernel was Guy Kawasaki at least concerning large font size and lack of transition graphics. There are other tips that require knowing your own presenting style... but ultimately it all boils down to personal preference and your own experience. > How far in advance would slides have to be uploaded so that people > can grab them before the meeting starts? Again I too would leave that up to individual presenters, as this is a tough call. If you hand out slides beforehand there's a chance you'll be seeing more of the tops of people's heads than their faces. My presentation style needs audience participation, and it's not clear if giving out the slides beforehand would help or hinder that -- or both. For the kernel talk I think I had the slides available for download before the talk, but I did not give out printouts. I had the slides numbered but generally didn't refer to them -- I found trying to say the slide number got in the way of my own thinking during the talk. Most slides are probably unique enough even when pixelated that you can figure out which slide it is in the presentation file. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jan 6 - Git Feb 3 - Arduino Mar 3 - Gnome 3 & 7 year bday!
